Van Gogh: Altered Visionary
Dichromatic paintings? I recently stumbled across a rather stunning idea. After visiting a design exhibit that modeled the visual experience of people with colorblindness, Kazunori Asada noticed that the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh on display had entered a new light, so to speak. Under the chromatically filtered light, Van Gogh’s more striking and curious color choices … Read more
A Visual History of Colour in Movie Posters
By Lesley Yarbrough Do you love movie posters, data, and visualizations? Well then you’re in for a real treat. A couple months ago, Vijay Pandurangan posted the Colours in movie posters since 1914 – an interactive data visualization that shows the way colours have evolved in the fine art of the movie poster throughout the years. One of … Read more
Pierre-Auguste Cot’s The Storm and Springtime
Academically trained French painter Pierre-Auguste Cot, who was a student of Bouguereau, among others, is particularly known for two similarly striking paintings, The Storm (above, top three images) and Springtime(bottom four images). Both are beautifully rendered, with a feeling of lush naturalism, playfully romantic and more than a little suggestive. Check out the smoldering look the young woman is giving … Read more
Images from the National Gallery of Art
Unlike some museum directors who still seem to feel being miserly with images of their public domain artworks is somehow in their interest (perhaps under the assumption that allowing even a few high-res images onto the web will steal the museum’s soul and capture it inside the magic picture making box), savvy museum directors are … Read more
Iconic Photos from History
Some of these photographs brought out the “wow” factor, others were very moving. Enjoy! The Titanic before sailing. The First McDonalds ever Che and Fidel Early construction of Brasilia, capital of Brasil Papal Nuncio Cesare Orsenigo.. Elvis in the Army The Beatles before they became famous The Titanic in the bottom of the sea Construction … Read more
5 Art and Design Projects Inspired by Literary Classics
Thanks to Brain Pickings for this enjoyable look at three of my favorite topics. From James Joyce to Jonah, or what the Brontë Sisters’ objectification of men has to do with Holden Caulfield. Art inspires art, often crossing boundary lines in magnificent cross-disciplinary manifestations. As a lover of remix culture and a hopeless bookworm, I revel in … Read more
Photographs Renewed
It is funny how a little color adds life or realism to a picture. These iconic photographs were originally black and white but now you can finally see the colour of Abe Lincolns bowtie! Via Wall to Watch
Seti Live website to crowdsource alien life
Just got back from a day of TED talks, and this is one of the little nuggets I heard about that I’d like to share! A website has been launched that aims to get the public involved in the search for extraterrestrial life. Announced at the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Los Angeles, the … Read more
A High-Tech Turntable Converts Tree Rings Into Piano Music
IN “YEARS,” BARTHOLOMÄUS TRAUBECK MINES THE NATURAL DATA STORED IN A TREE USING SOME SOPHISTICATED MAN-MADE TECHNOLOGY. Ever consider playing a cross-section of a tree like a vinyl record? We hadn’t until introduced to the work of Bartholomäus Traubeck, who has figured out a way to translate the rings of wooden disks into music using a … Read more
Early copy of Mona Lisa found
This is exciting news for the art world! It’s also fascinating to see the two side by side, as I think Leonardo’s mastery of painting is displayed even more through comparison. Restorers at the Prado Museum in Madrid, working on what they thought was a 16th or 17th century replica of the Mona Lisa, have discovered … Read more
